In the Qiling Palace, the young palace maids and eunuchs knelt on the ground, their shoulders trembling uncontrollably due to fear in their hearts.
When Yu Changqing and Su Zhen arrived, the atmosphere inside was extremely strange. They did not smell the smell of blood, and secretly guessed that the Empress Jieyu was not assassinated to death.
Suddenly, Su Zhen frowned slightly, how could there be such a strong Yin Qi in this hall.
Shang Yuzhen was sitting upright, his face filled with anger, "Tell me! What is going on?"
The palace maid Yue Luo's body was almost lying on the ground. She was so frightened that she stuttered when she spoke.
"Your Majesty... Your Majesty, please forgive me! Jieyu's death really has nothing to do with the slaves! Jieyu was supposed to attend the palace banquet, but she suddenly said she was unwell and asked the slaves to go to the imperial kitchen to bring some sweet soup. But the slaves came back.
When I arrived, I saw that the empress had fallen to the ground and was not breathing!"
"What about the corpse? If I can't even see the corpse, what use do I need from you?"
Shang Yuzhen's chest heaved up and down with anger. The queen quickly approached him and patted his back to help him calm down. "Your Majesty, please don't get excited. Maybe Li Jieyu just fainted and the palace people were too panicked.
I mistakenly thought that the person was dead, maybe my sister went somewhere else after waking up and has not returned yet."
After Yu Changqing and Su Zhen listened to a few words outside the door, they looked at each other, walked into the hall one after another, and bent down to salute.
"See the Emperor."
Shang Yu frame's brows quickly formed the character "Chuan", "Yu Aiqing! I order you to investigate this matter thoroughly immediately! You must find Li Jieyu!"
"Yes, I obey your order!"
No matter how worried Shang Yu frame was, he could not ignore the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty and their families, as well as Xiao Chuhong, who held a hundred thousand Xiao family troops.
After giving Yu Changqing a few words of advice, he left the matter to the Queen and left Qiling Palace.
The queen sat on the beauty's couch, her legs together, her slender hands folded in front of her, her brows lightly frowned, "Master Yu, what do you think about Li Jieyu's matter?"
"Your Majesty, can I go into the palace to investigate first? Maybe we can find clues." Yu Changqing said.
"Go." The queen waved her hand.
The interior of the Qiling Hall is gorgeously decorated, and there are many treasures sent from foreign lands, which shows that the emperor really loves Li Jieyu.
The sweet and pungent incense made them couldn't help but cover their mouths and noses with their sleeves. The smell of this incense was so strong, it was like... the seven incense prepared by Mi Yao.
Su Zhen couldn't find Mi Yao before, so she sneaked into Jiyuefang every night and studied all the tens of thousands of spices she made. Although some of the ingredients in the formula could not be identified, most of them could be smelled.
Qijingxiang is different from Princess Jingyao's Yirenzui. This fragrance is pungent, but if you smell it for a long time, it can make people happy and even addictive. At first, it can make the skin smooth and delicate, but over time, it will accelerate aging.
Until the source of life is exhausted.
The incense niche is made of bronze, with a peacock-shaped hollow pattern, and wisps of green smoke visible to the naked eye are curling out.
Su Zhen picked up the tea on the table and put out the incense.
"You Ning, what's wrong with that incense?"
Su Zhen explained the efficacy of the seven incense and added at the end, "By the way, this seven incense can also be used for flirting between husband and wife. Li Jieyu should have used it to seduce the emperor."
Yu Changqing nodded, looked around, and was suddenly attracted by a fragment under the tablecloth.
They squatted down and picked it up. The fragment should belong to the enamel porcelain category. It was one inch in size, light purple in color, and made of a special material. They had never seen it before. The glaze color of the fragment was bright, and because the fragment was too small, it could not pass through the gold wire on the surface.
Guess the overall pattern.
But after searching the house, no other fragments were found.
After a while, the two of them left the inner hall. Su Zhen stroked her chin and asked, "Yueluo, before you go to the imperial kitchen, what happened to your Jieyu's health? Has she done anything unusual recently?"
"this......"
Yue Luo was a little scared, her eyes wandering back and forth between them.
Yu Changqing said, "This is Su Shaoqing from our office. You can answer whatever he asks."
"Yes." Yue Luo lowered her head, "The emperor has come to Qiling Palace several times in the past two days, but Jieyu has been hiding and refusing to see him, and even locked herself in the room. Today she suddenly dressed up and wanted to attend the palace.
Banquet, say...say..."
Yue Luo glanced at the queen, looking at her slightly scrutinizing eyes, she shrank her neck in fear.
"What did Li Jieyu say?"
Yue Luo kowtowed hard, and soon her forehead became red and swollen, with blood stains appearing.
"Your Majesty, please forgive me! Li Jieyu said that she will soon win over the Emperor's heart completely. Not to mention Concubine Yu...even the Empress will be pulled down by her and become the master of the harem!"
After she finished speaking quickly, she felt relieved and slumped to the ground.
The queen's expression did not change much. Not to mention the concubines and beauties in the harem, as well as the beautiful ladies who have not yet entered the palace, there are countless female officials and maids like Li Jieyu who want to climb onto the dragon's bed.
To be serious, if she didn't drown, she would be sour to death from the smell of vinegar first.
Being in the harem, what can protect oneself is never the emperor's favor, but finding ways to stabilize one's position.
Yu Changqing took out the fragment wrapped in a handkerchief, "Yue Luo, what's going on with this fragment?"
"This is Jieyu's porcelain doll. She has always regarded it as a treasure, but she suddenly dropped it two days ago."
"Porcelain doll? Where are the remaining pieces?"
"Buried under the Yutang spring tree in the courtyard."
There are many precious plants in the palace, but few trees are planted. Firstly, it is to highlight the solemnity of the palace, secondly, to prevent assassins, and thirdly, to prevent water leakage.
Shang Yu frame transplanted Yutangchun from the royal garden for Li Jieyu. The buds of this flower can be used medicinally to cure headaches. Even the bark, flowers and leaves can also be extracted into aromatic extracts, which can be used to make perfume.
Yu Changqing looked at Jin Lian, who immediately led people outside.
Su Zhen felt something was wrong, but she couldn't explain it clearly.
"That's right! Jieyu seems to often meet with people privately in the palace. Maybe... maybe... maybe the empress wants to fake her own death to have sex with people..."
"Shut up! Yue Luo has not served the master properly and has been demoted to a third-class palace maid. Someone, drag her down!"
Chunyin next to the queen waved after hearing this, and two palace maids immediately covered her mouth and dragged her down.
After listening to what Yue Luo said, Yu Changqing frowned more and more when he thought about the seven incense in Su Zhen's mouth.
"Since Li Jieyu prepared the incense, she must have wanted to gain favor again, so how could she escape with others? There must be another reason for this."
"Sir, I found it."
Jin Lian held the wooden tray and quickly walked into the hall and walked up to Yu Changqing.
The queen and others took a closer look and found that the surface of the porcelain was covered with mud, making it difficult to see its original appearance.
Yu Changqing raised his slender fingers and quickly retracted his hand the moment it passed over the mud. At the same time, blood beads appeared on his fingertips.
Since Su Zhen and Jin Lian were closer to the queen, they could clearly see that Yu Changqing was not scratched, but rather bitten by a gray shadow thrown out from the debris.
Su Zhen took the tray from Jin Lian's hand. Yu Changqing stood in front of the queen at the same time. Jin Lian pulled out the sword from his waist. Everyone looked at the broken porcelain on the ground with vigilance.
The queen sat up from the beauty's bed. Aunt Qing looked at them in surprise, as if they were facing a formidable enemy, "Master Yu, what's wrong?" This chapter has been completed!